Vermont 2012 legislative election results

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Vermont State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Vermont State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Vermont State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Vermont State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	20	21
	Republican Party	8	7
	Vermont Progressive Party	2	2
Total		30	30

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 30 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Alice Nitka
2. Ann Cummings
3. Anthony Pollina
4. Bill Carris
5. Claire Ayer
6. Diane Snelling
7. Jane Kitchel
8. Jeanette White
9. Joe Benning
10. John Campbell (Vermont)
11. Kevin Mullin (Vermont)
12. Mark MacDonald
13. Peter Galbraith
14. Philip Baruth
15. Richard Mazza
16. Richard McCormack
17. Richard Sears
18. Richard Westman
19. Robert Hartwell
20. Robert Starr
21. Sally Fox
22. Timothy Ashe
23. Virginia Lyons
24. William Doyle

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Primary election

No candidates have this category yet.

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Christopher Bray	Democratic	Vermont State Senate Addison District
David Zuckerman	Vermont Progressive Party	Vermont State Senate Chittenden District
John Rodgers	Democratic	Vermont State Senate Essex-Orleans District

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Vermont State Senate:

Democratic

1. Christopher Bray
2. Donald Collins
3. John Rodgers

Republican

1. Norman McAllister

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Donald Collins

Republican

1. Norman McAllister

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Vermont State Senate:

Democratic

1. Alice Nitka
2. Ann Cummings
3. Bill Carris
4. Christopher Bray
5. Claire Ayer
6. Donald Collins
7. Jane Kitchel
8. Jeanette White
9. John Campbell (Vermont)
10. John Rodgers
11. Mark MacDonald
12. Peter Galbraith
13. Philip Baruth
14. Richard Mazza
15. Richard McCormack
16. Richard Sears
17. Robert Hartwell
18. Robert Starr
19. Sally Fox
20. Timothy Ashe
21. Virginia Lyons

Republican

1. Diane Snelling
2. Joe Benning
3. Kevin Mullin (Vermont)
4. Norman McAllister
5. Richard Westman
6. William Doyle

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Bill Carris
2. Christopher Bray
3. Claire Ayer
4. Jeanette White
5. Mark MacDonald
6. Peter Galbraith
7. Richard Mazza
8. Richard Sears
9. Robert Hartwell

Republican

1. Kevin Mullin (Vermont)

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Aaron Diamondstone
2. Anthony Pollina
3. Bob Kiss
4. David Zuckerman
5. Jeremy Hansen
6. Judith McLaughlin
7. Larkin Forney
8. Patrick Brown
9. Peter Moss
10. Richard Jeroloman
11. Robert Letovsky
12. Robert Wagner, Vermont
13. Sean Selby

2012 Legislative Election Results
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Vermont State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Vermont House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Vermont House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	94	98
	Republican Party	47	43
	Vermont Progressive Party	5	4
	Independent	3	4
	Vacancy	1	1
Total		150	150

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 150 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Adam Greshin
2. Albert Pearce
3. Alice Emmons
4. Alice Miller
5. Alison Clarkson
6. Andrew Donaghy
7. Ann Manwaring
8. Ann Pugh
9. Anne Donahue
10. Anne Lamy Mook
11. Anne O'Brien
12. Betty Nuovo
13. Bill Botzow
14. Bob Bouchard
15. Bob Krebs
16. Brian Campion
17. Brian Savage
18. Carolyn Partridge
19. Carolyn Whitney Branagan
20. Charles Shaw
21. Chip Conquest
22. Christopher Pearson
23. Clement Bissonnette
24. Cynthia Browning
25. Cynthia Martin
26. Dave Potter
27. David Deen
28. David Sharpe
29. Debbie Evans
30. Dennis Devereux
31. Diane Lanpher
32. Donald Turner, Jr.
33. Donna Sweaney
34. Duncan Kilmartin
35. Eileen Dickinson
36. Eldred French
37. Francis McFaun
38. Gary Reis
39. George Till
40. Gregory Clark
41. Harvey Smith
42. Heidi Scheuermann
43. Helen Head
44. Herb Russell
45. James Eckhardt
46. James Masland
47. Janet Ancel
48. Jean O'Sullivan
49. Jeff Wilson
50. Jill Krowinski
51. Jim Condon
52. Jim McCullough
53. Joan Lenes
54. Johannah Leddy Donovan
55. John Bartholomew
56. John Malcolm
57. John Moran
58. Kathleen Keenan
59. Kesha Ram
60. Kevin Christie
61. Kitty Toll
62. Kristy Kurt Spengler
63. Kurt Wright
64. Larry Townsend
65. Leigh Dakin
66. Leigh Larocque
67. Linda Martin
68. Linda Myers
69. Linda Waite-Simpson
70. Lynn Batchelor
71. Margaret Andrews
72. Margaret Cheney
73. Mark Higley
74. Mark Woodward
75. Martha Heath
76. Mary Hooper
77. Mary Morrissey
78. Matt Trieber
79. Maxine Jo Grad
80. Michael Fisher
81. Michael Marcotte
82. Michael Yantachka
83. Michel Consejo
84. Michele Ferland Kupersmith
85. Mike Hebert
86. Mike Mrowicki
87. Mitzi Johnson
88. Mollie Burke
89. Patrick Brennan (Vermont legislator)
90. Patsy French
91. Patti Komline
92. Patti Lewis
93. Paul Poirier
94. Paul Ralston
95. Peter Fagan
96. Peter Peltz
97. Peter Perley
98. Philip Winters
99. Rebecca Ellis
100. Richard Lawrence
101. Richard Marek
102. Robert Helm
103. Robert South
104. Ronald Hubert
105. Sam Young
106. Sandy Haas
107. Sarah Buxton
108. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas
109. Shap Smith
110. Susan Hatch Davis
111. Suzi Wizowaty
112. Teo Zagar
113. Terence Macaig
114. Tess Taylor
115. Thomas Koch
116. Tim Jerman
117. Timothy Corcoran, II
118. Tom Burditt
119. Tom Stevens
120. Tony Klein
121. Valerie Stuart
122. Vicki Strong
123. Warren Kitzmiller
124. Will Stevens
125. Willem Jewett
126. William Aswad
127. William Canfield
128. William Frank, Vermont Representative
129. William Johnson, Vermont Representative
130. William Lippert, Jr.

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Eldred French	Democratic	Vermont State Senate, Rutland District
Gary Reis	Republican	Vermont House Of Representatives, Caledonia 3
James Eckhardt	Republican	Vermont House Of Representatives, Rutland-Windsor 1
Margaret Andrews	Democratic	Vermont House Of Representatives, Rutland 5-2
Peter Perley	Republican	Vermont House Of Representatives, Franklin 4
William Aswad	Democratic	Vermont House Of Representatives, Chittenden 3-1

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Anne Gallivan	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1
Barbara Rachelson	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-6
Bernard Juskiewicz	Republican	Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille 3
Charles Goodwin	Independent	Vermont House of Representatives Windham-Bennington-Windsor
Cindy Weed	Vermont Progressive Party	Vermont House of Representatives, Franklin 7
Connie Quimby	Republican	Vermont House of Representatives Essex-Caledonia
Curt McCormack	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-3
Daniel Conner	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 6
Douglas Gage	Republican	Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland 5-4
George Cross	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-7
Joanna Cole	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden 6-1
John Mitchell (Vermont)	Republican	Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 2
Kate Webb	Democratic	Vermont House Of Representatives, Chittenden 5-1
Kristina Michelsen	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives Caledonia 2
Larry Cupoli	Republican	Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 5-2
Loren Shaw	Republican	Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1
Maida Townsend	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 7-4
Mark Huntley	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 2
Martha Feltus	Republican	Vermont House of Representatives Caledonia 4
Michelle Fay	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives Caledonia 3
Mike McCarthy	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives, Franklin 3-1
Sheila Vowinkel	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 4-2
Stephen Carr	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 6
Steve Beyor	Republican	Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 5
Thomas Terenzini	Republican	Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland 4
Tristan Toleno	Democratic	Vermont House of Representatives Windham 2-3

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Vermont House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Anne Gallivan
2. Barbara Rachelson
3. Curt McCormack
4. Daniel Conner
5. George Cross
6. Joanna Cole
7. Kate Webb
8. Kristina Michelsen
9. Maida Townsend
10. Mark Huntley
11. Michelle Fay
12. Mike McCarthy
13. Sheila Vowinkel
14. Stephen Carr
15. Tristan Toleno

Republican

1. Bernard Juskiewicz
2. Connie Quimby
3. Douglas Gage
4. John Mitchell (Vermont)
5. Larry Cupoli
6. Loren Shaw
7. Martha Feltus
8. Steve Beyor
9. Thomas Terenzini

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Alice Emmons
2. Alice Miller
3. Alison Clarkson
4. Ann Manwaring
5. Ann Pugh
6. Anne Gallivan
7. Anne Lamy Mook
8. Anne O'Brien
9. Barbara Rachelson
10. Betty Nuovo
11. Bill Botzow
12. Bob Krebs
13. Brian Campion
14. Carolyn Partridge
15. Chip Conquest
16. Clement Bissonnette
17. Curt McCormack
18. Cynthia Browning
19. Cynthia Martin
20. Daniel Conner
21. Dave Potter
22. David Deen
23. David Sharpe
24. Debbie Evans
25. Diane Lanpher
26. Donna Sweaney
27. George Cross
28. George Till
29. Helen Head
30. Herb Russell
31. James Masland
32. Janet Ancel
33. Jean O'Sullivan
34. Jeff Wilson
35. Jill Krowinski
36. Jim Condon
37. Jim McCullough
38. Joan Lenes
39. Joanna Cole
40. Johannah Leddy Donovan
41. John Bartholomew
42. John Malcolm
43. John Moran
44. Kate Webb
45. Kathleen Keenan
46. Kesha Ram
47. Kevin Christie
48. Kitty Toll
49. Kristina Michelsen
50. Kristy Kurt Spengler
51. Larry Townsend
52. Leigh Dakin
53. Linda Martin
54. Linda Waite-Simpson
55. Maida Townsend
56. Margaret Cheney
57. Mark Huntley
58. Mark Woodward
59. Martha Heath
60. Mary Hooper
61. Matt Trieber
62. Maxine Jo Grad
63. Michael Fisher
64. Michael Yantachka
65. Michel Consejo
66. Michele Ferland Kupersmith
67. Michelle Fay
68. Mike McCarthy
69. Mike Mrowicki
70. Mitzi Johnson
71. Patsy French
72. Paul Ralston
73. Peter Peltz
74. Rebecca Ellis
75. Richard Marek
76. Robert South
77. Sam Young
78. Sarah Buxton
79. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas
80. Shap Smith
81. Sheila Vowinkel
82. Stephen Carr
83. Suzi Wizowaty
84. Teo Zagar
85. Terence Macaig
86. Tess Taylor
87. Tim Jerman
88. Timothy Corcoran, II
89. Tom Stevens
90. Tony Klein
91. Tristan Toleno
92. Valerie Stuart
93. Warren Kitzmiller
94. Willem Jewett
95. William Frank, Vermont Representative
96. William Lippert, Jr.

Republican

1. Albert Pearce
2. Andrew Donaghy
3. Anne Donahue
4. Bernard Juskiewicz
5. Bob Bouchard
6. Brian Savage
7. Carolyn Whitney Branagan
8. Charles Shaw
9. Connie Quimby
10. Dennis Devereux
11. Donald Turner, Jr.
12. Douglas Gage
13. Duncan Kilmartin
14. Eileen Dickinson
15. Francis McFaun
16. Gregory Clark
17. Harvey Smith
18. Heidi Scheuermann
19. John Mitchell (Vermont)
20. Kurt Wright
21. Larry Cupoli
22. Leigh Larocque
23. Linda Myers
24. Loren Shaw
25. Lynn Batchelor
26. Mark Higley
27. Martha Feltus
28. Mary Morrissey
29. Michael Marcotte
30. Mike Hebert
31. Patrick Brennan (Vermont legislator)
32. Patti Komline
33. Patti Lewis
34. Peter Fagan
35. Philip Winters
36. Richard Lawrence
37. Robert Helm
38. Ronald Hubert
39. Steve Beyor
40. Thomas Koch
41. Thomas Terenzini
42. Tom Burditt
43. Vicki Strong
44. William Canfield
45. William Johnson, Vermont Representative

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Alice Emmons
2. Alice Miller
3. Alison Clarkson
4. Ann Manwaring
5. Ann Pugh
6. Anne O'Brien
7. Barbara Rachelson
8. Betty Nuovo
9. Bill Botzow
10. Carolyn Partridge
11. Chip Conquest
12. Clement Bissonnette
13. Curt McCormack
14. Cynthia Browning
15. Cynthia Martin
16. Daniel Conner
17. David Deen
18. David Sharpe
19. Debbie Evans
20. George Cross
21. Helen Head
22. James Masland
23. Janet Ancel
24. Jean O'Sullivan
25. Jeff Wilson
26. Jill Krowinski
27. Johannah Leddy Donovan
28. John Malcolm
29. John Moran
30. Kate Webb
31. Kesha Ram
32. Kitty Toll
33. Kristina Michelsen
34. Kristy Kurt Spengler
35. Larry Townsend
36. Leigh Dakin
37. Margaret Cheney
38. Martha Heath
39. Mary Hooper
40. Matt Trieber
41. Maxine Jo Grad
42. Michael Fisher
43. Michel Consejo
44. Michele Ferland Kupersmith
45. Mike Mrowicki
46. Patsy French
47. Paul Ralston
48. Rebecca Ellis
49. Richard Marek
50. Sam Young
51. Suzi Wizowaty
52. Teo Zagar
53. Tom Stevens
54. Tony Klein
55. Tristan Toleno
56. Valerie Stuart
57. Warren Kitzmiller
58. Willem Jewett
59. William Lippert, Jr.

Republican

1. Albert Pearce
2. Andrew Donaghy
3. Brian Savage
4. Carolyn Whitney Branagan
5. Connie Quimby
6. Duncan Kilmartin
7. Eileen Dickinson
8. Francis McFaun
9. Heidi Scheuermann
10. John Mitchell (Vermont)
11. Linda Myers
12. Loren Shaw
13. Lynn Batchelor
14. Mark Higley
15. Michael Marcotte
16. Mike Hebert
17. Patrick Brennan (Vermont legislator)
18. Patti Komline
19. Peter Fagan
20. Philip Winters
21. Robert Helm
22. Rodney Graham
23. Steve Beyor
24. Thomas Koch
25. Thomas Terenzini
26. Vicki Strong
27. William Canfield
28. William Johnson, Vermont Representative

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Adam Greshin
2. Amos Bell
3. Benjamin Eastwood
4. Bob Irish
5. Bob Shea
6. Carlton Houghton
7. Charles Goodwin
8. Chris Cwieka
9. Christopher Pearson
10. Cindy Weed
11. Emmett Dunbar
12. Estella Leach
13. Gene Bergman
14. Glennie Sewell
15. Ian Diamondstone
16. John Taylor, Vermont Politician
17. Justin Marsh
18. Katherine Sims
19. Kit Andrews
20. Mike O'Day (Vermont)
21. Mollie Burke
22. Owen Diamondstone-Kohout
23. Patricia Porter
24. Paul Keane
25. Paul Monette
26. Paul Poirier
27. Sal Spinosa
28. Sandy Haas
29. Susan Hatch Davis
30. Tim Ryan (Vermont)
31. Tim delaBruere
32. Will Stevens

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1